The Pavarotti and Galway ALBUMS were a LOT of fun because I got to WORK with two of the BEST 'voices' in the world.

If the Tony AWARDS want to remain relevant in the American theater CONVERSATION, then they need to EMBRACE the TRUE diversity of voices that populate the American theater.

I love the sound of voices SINGING TOGETHER, congregational singing, anything LIKE gospel, or folk, or SEA shanties.

God SPOKE to you by so many VOICES but you WOULD not HEAR.

Sometimes you forget where the heck you are but when you GET on STAGE, you know by the LOOK on the PEOPLE's faces and the accent in their voices where you might be.

I never noticed my VOICE. I did BECOME aware as a LITTLE KID at camp that I liked doing ACCENTS. We'd do plays and skits, and I realized I loved speaking in voices that weren't my own.

I have seen how leaders rule by intimidation. Leaders who demonize and dehumanize entire groups of people often do so because they have NOTHING ELSE to offer. And I have seen how PLACES that stifle the voices and dismiss the POTENTIAL of their citizens are diminished: how they are less vital, less hopeful, less free.

It's 2015. And I just want to get to the POINT where we're HEARING FEMALE VOICES as much as we're hearing men's.

I THINK we can topple the patriarchy by using our voices to speak out against THINGS that aren't right and that we don't agree with. I think for people who are not people of color or MEMBERS of the LGBT community, it is being an ally and being an advocate in SPACES that people of color or members of the LGBT community can't really GET into.

I THINK God MUST have had something in mind for me that was not on my radar when I FIRST started out in New York. Back then, doing animated VOICES meant your career was done - it was looked down upon.

The LOUDEST VOICES we HEAR are those who ADVOCATE CONFLICT, divisiveness.

I would never ever want to be an ACTOR playing ANYONE other than myself. I can't do voices or ANYTHING. No, it's not for me. There are lots of people who are TRAINED actors and I feel it's offensive for me to do it.

Yes, I am the first Latino poet laureate in the UNITED States. But I'm also here for EVERYONE and from everyone. My voice is MADE by everyone's VOICES.